Editor's choice
Planning for the next generation of emergency
Reflection and forward planning would help nurture emergency care clinicians rather than...
Newsroom
Outrage at plan to sell NHS building that offers London nurses affordable housing
Queen Mary's House in upmarket Hampstead, London, currently houses 52 mainly NHS staff
How paramedic slashed frequent caller ED attendance with coffee and a chat
Intervention that had remarkable success in Blackpool now being adopted elsewhere
NHS pay – government needs to go further, says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
Greater Manchester NHS is an example for the rest of the country, says ex-Labour health
Social care needs NHS-style funding model, urges RCN activist
Let’s look back to start of NHS and do the same for social care, nurse tell congress
Nurses worldwide need better pay to make profession more attractive – ICN
Governments are failing to use nurse pay and conditions as a lever of workforce expansion
What role for retired nurses in the RCN?
An RCN league of retired nurses could ensure their knowledge is not lost
Evidence and Practice
Nurses’ attitudes to supporting people who are suicidal in emergency departments
The aim of this study is to determine emergency nurses’ knowledge about, and perceived...
Electrocardiograms: a guide to rhythm recognition for emergency nurses
Electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most commonly performed investigations in emergency...
Emergency management of burns: part 1
Caring for patients with burn injuries can be traumatic for staff. Non-specialist clinicians...
Prudent healthcare in emergency departments: a case study in Wales
To deliver a patient-centred service, emergency departments (EDs) must be efficient,...
Advanced nurse practitioner scheduled return clinic: a clinical audit of a quality...
Emergency care settings in Ireland have struggled with a high volume of service users in...
Recognition and nursing management of children with non-traumatic limp
Children with acute onset non-traumatic limp often present to emergency departments (EDs)...
Revalidation
Doubt in paediatric team’s abilities prompted us to raise our game
When his trauma team was overlooked in an emergency situation, senior staff nurse Drew...
Watch our animated guide to revalidation
Our short film explains the revalidation process
Revalidation process gives specialists a chance to shine
As the first tranche of staff renew registration this month, cancer nurses explain why a new...
How nurses are preparing for the revalidation process
Five nurses from across the UK discuss their plans for renewing their registration,...
How Bupa created an infrastructure to support revalidation
Paul Edwards and colleagues explain how Bupa created an infrastructure for nurse leaders to...
Features
Emergency care model cuts death rates from chronic lung disease
Admitting patients with chronic lung disease directly into respiratory specialist care from...
Critical care outreach: Supporting ward nurses and saving lives
At London’s University College Hospital a highly successful nurse-led team brings expert...
Nurse-led team winning the race against sepsis
Sepsis kills more people in the UK each year than lung cancer, with persistent shortcomings...
Framework for change: supporting you to drive improvement
The Leading Change, Adding Value framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff is halfway...
Sisters are doing it for themselves
Staff at a paediatric emergency unit in Cardiff took matters into their own hands to answer...
Celebrate the best of outstanding emergency care
Emergency Nurse welcomes nominations for the RCNi Nurse Awards 2018 to recognise and...
Opinion
Planning for the next generation of emergency care clinicians
Reflection and forward planning would help nurture emergency care clinicians rather than...
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): implications for nurses and the NHS
What you can expect from the new data protection regulation and how it will affect your work
Readers' panel: Should families be encouraged to witness resuscitation attempts?
Cardiac arrest is a traumatic event - our readers have their say on family-witnessed...
Students
On the front line with a paramedic
A day spent shadowing a paramedic showed the complex range of skills this role requires, and...
Careers
‘Do the right thing and be prepared to support an unpopular view’
Senior lecturer Lorna McInulty explains how becoming a trauma nurse co-coordinator changed...
‘Persist and be ambitious: nothing that comes easy is worth having’
University of Wolverhampton Institute of Health Professions senior lecturer Jim Bethel...
‘Emergency nurses do an amazing job in challenging circumstances’
Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust consultant nurse in urgent and unscheduled care...